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Forum: General 05-01-2024, 12:49 PM
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Posted By enorbet
One thing I'm aware of my own ignorance on is how...

One thing I'm aware of my own ignorance on is how and why so many of the people that are hurt most by government policy buy into corporate and elite propaganda that maintains and increases that...
Forum: General 05-01-2024, 03:10 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
How old are you? Are you too young to recall the...

How old are you? Are you too young to recall the state of accuracy in weather prediction say in the 50s or even 60s? The improvement in the 21st Century is concrete evidence amazing progress has...
Forum: General 04-30-2024, 06:01 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Hear Here! wpeckham!

Hear Here! wpeckham!
Forum: General 04-30-2024, 07:46 AM
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Posted By enorbet
Regarding the above line I highlighted, this is...

Regarding the above line I highlighted, this is what people should get from this thread. The only alternative is to keep spitting in the ocean and buying the propaganda campaigns of multi-billion...
Forum: General 04-07-2024, 05:01 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Here's an analog to ponder. Let's assume for the...

Here's an analog to ponder. Let's assume for the sake of a fantasy argument that you are by far the most wealthy and powerful person on Planet Earth. The roof on your home covers most of an entire...
Forum: General 02-27-2024, 09:50 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
In all fairness, sundialsvcs, your statement is...

In all fairness, sundialsvcs, your statement is basically so but I think we must be cautious about such generalities because it isn't as if we know nothing, and we have over a million years of...
Forum: General 02-27-2024, 02:09 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
First hand experience is great but that doesn't...

First hand experience is great but that doesn't mean all second hand experience is crap. One of the main things that separates humans from other animals is written language. Keeping records for...
Forum: General 02-26-2024, 01:53 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Maybe, leclerc78, but it seems to me that since...

Maybe, leclerc78, but it seems to me that since Humanity lives almost everywhere from the poles to the tropics, we've been creative in building shelter and lucky in adaptability. Farmers will have...
Forum: General 02-25-2024, 06:11 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
There is a decent hint in the fact that France...

There is a decent hint in the fact that France has been producing enough surplus electrical energy because of nuclear they've been selling it at a profit to the EU for years now. I'm pretty sure...
Forum: General 02-25-2024, 08:55 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
I don't discount the lure of economics. If and...

I don't discount the lure of economics. If and when we go nuclear, it's all over for fossil fuels as the default fuel energy source. Solar, Wind,and Water have made but a scratch so far but Solar...
Forum: General 08-28-2023, 03:32 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Climate change is a global threat. Perhaps the...

Climate change is a global threat. Perhaps the most important decisions regarding climate change and responsive government policy, globally, is COP. At the last 3 meetings of the COP, Big Oil had...
Forum: General 08-16-2023, 05:57 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
It is a common but grievous error to confuse...

It is a common but grievous error to confuse climate with weather. Weather is localized and short term. Climate is large scale, in this case, global, and long term. The connection is that over time...
Forum: General 08-15-2023, 11:53 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
I think it is important to note that human burned...

I think it is important to note that human burned fossil fuel began dumping tons of CO2 into our atmosphere well over 100 years ago. Those aware of climate science began warning about long term...
Forum: General 08-15-2023, 09:40 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Thank you, boughtonp. You beat me to it. In...

Thank you, boughtonp. You beat me to it.

In some ways scientific conclusions is a bit like the old joke about software being either beta, obsolete or both. It's all about the odds.
Forum: General 08-14-2023, 09:05 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
All I can say on Clintel is I hope they are right...

All I can say on Clintel is I hope they are right but it seems prudent to not assume so especially if they are wrong. Humans are not evolved with long term threat assessment at the forefront, much...
Forum: General 08-09-2023, 01:47 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
I'm careful about always seeing Doom and Gloom. ...

I'm careful about always seeing Doom and Gloom. The simple fact historically is we tend to learn more from Trial and Error than being so lucky (or traditional) to get it right at first go. If you...
Forum: General 07-23-2023, 05:31 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Which CNA link?... the one posted by leclerc78? ...

Which CNA link?... the one posted by leclerc78? If that's the one, I don't see what that has to do with religion, business_kid, nor do I grasp why you think it is a cheap shot to point out that...
Forum: General 07-23-2023, 09:45 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
On topic, business_kid? Bingo! Religion is not...

On topic, business_kid? Bingo! Religion is not on topic for Climate Change. It's exactly why LQN has a specific basket for all such appropriate subjects, right?
Forum: General 07-22-2023, 05:12 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
I realize you have hope, business_kid, it's just...

I realize you have hope, business_kid, it's just my impression that,for Believers, especiallyfundamentalist, it happens after we all die. To my way of thinking part of the reason so many are...
Forum: General 07-22-2023, 08:52 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Well, business_kid, I get it that the author of...

Well, business_kid, I get it that the author of the script realizes that everyone of us has feelings that others don't see things as we do and some of us, or maybe all of us occasionally from time to...
Forum: General 07-22-2023, 12:11 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Science can't provide all social answers but can...

Science can't provide all social answers but can explain why such things exist. Apart from the human tendency to hang on to tradition, both Albert Einstein and especially Stephen Hawking noted that...
Forum: General 07-21-2023, 10:52 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
I find it remarkable and wryly humorous to see...

I find it remarkable and wryly humorous to see how provincial some views are here. Many just trot out their favorite scapegoat rather than actually consider the real numbers as to the hierarchy in...
Forum: General 06-29-2023, 04:28 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
While I certainly do respect your efforts to...

While I certainly do respect your efforts to achieve a degree in Physics (mine is only in Engineering, specifically Electrical) is yours in Nuclear Physics? However far more importantly and apart...
Forum: General 06-28-2023, 05:33 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
@wpeckham - Condensing all forms of energy...

@wpeckham - Condensing all forms of energy production via nuclear reactions into "one of the worst" is akin to never drinking water, let alone go swimming, because some people have drowned in it. ...
Forum: General 04-07-2023, 10:09 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Re: Al Capone - Apparently my memory was faulty...

Re: Al Capone -
Apparently my memory was faulty on how Capone died but it doesn't change the fact that everyone knows bad things happen to good people and vice versa. I'd still argue, since...
Forum: General 04-06-2023, 06:19 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Nice sentiment. If only it were actually true. ...

Nice sentiment. If only it were actually true. Attila, responsible for the murder of many hundreds of thousands if not millions of men. women, and children had so many children that a substantial...
Forum: General 01-25-2023, 01:45 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Understood. I merely wanted to point out that...

Understood. I merely wanted to point out that like much of modern "News" which has largely become entertainment, the statistics used don't adhere to good practice for any meaningful results. It's...
Forum: General 01-25-2023, 09:58 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Thank you! That is a very well-balanced and...

Thank you! That is a very well-balanced and in-depth, as well as explained with decent simplicity, video. Highly recommended but be sure to watch past the 5 minute mark, preferably to the...
Forum: General 01-25-2023, 09:23 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
The somewhat important numbers are in the RATE,...

The somewhat important numbers are in the RATE, not the actual amounts. China's population in 2022 was 1.4 Billion or 1.4 x10^9. That number, including Covid deaths, dropped by merely 800,000, a...
Forum: General 01-25-2023, 09:10 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
While you certainly have the freedom to care or...

While you certainly have the freedom to care or not about Fukishima, that is irrelevant to the fact that you used it as an example demanding caution not only for it's specific design but ALL nuclear...
Forum: General 01-24-2023, 06:05 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Here's a little hopeful news...

Here's a little hopeful news...
Forum: General 01-24-2023, 04:06 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
What you are referring to is a basic engineering...

What you are referring to is a basic engineering problem. There is a vast difference between possible failure modes in say an inclined plane and an automobile, let alone an space exploring rocket. ...
Forum: General 01-23-2023, 07:17 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Of course not. I don't really know you,...

Of course not. I don't really know you, business_kid. If you are referring to the frequency of my responses to your posts that isn't at all personal. It's ideology. I find your views to be commonly...
Forum: General 01-22-2023, 12:57 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Oh by all means let's count "output from a...

Oh by all means let's count "output from a damaged reactor". What sort of damage can you imagine? The odds of damage to an SMR is extremely low, absurdly, ridiculously less than the odds of dying...
Forum: General 01-17-2023, 02:26 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Foretold? Oh then we can surely count on that...

Foretold? Oh then we can surely count on that right? ;)
Forum: General 01-10-2023, 04:49 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Yes, rclark, Chicken Little fanatics do exist BUT...

Yes, rclark, Chicken Little fanatics do exist BUT that doesn't dismiss the fact that CO2 levels are rising because of humans and that will definitely affect climate badly. Why would anyone but...
Forum: General 11-21-2022, 05:34 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
In some respects, if it's actually still true...

In some respects, if it's actually still true that "Necessity is the Mother of Invention", rolling blackouts might be just what we need to overcome the foolishly reactionary negativity over nuclear...
Forum: General 11-07-2022, 12:26 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Actually discussing the actual definition of...

Actually discussing the actual definition of Scientific Theory is not only pertinent but literally the fulcrum or axle upon which this thread about Climate Changer turns. That human activity has...
Forum: General 11-06-2022, 03:08 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Well, in common usage, "theory" can be totally...

Well, in common usage, "theory" can be totally imaginary speculation or merely opinion. For example though one's opinion on how long the road to Tipperary is, is not a matter of speculation or...
Forum: General 11-06-2022, 12:00 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
While I agree that Anthropogenic Climate Change...

While I agree that Anthropogenic Climate Change leading to catastrophe is "but a theory", I am also aware the the general public, including many governmental and corporate officials, does not grasp...
Forum: General 10-08-2022, 06:18 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
^^ This is important. Thank you, hazel, for...

^^ This is important. Thank you, hazel, for bringing it to attention. The simple fact is that even if all the poorer people all over the world reduced their contribution to carbon emissions the...
Forum: General 10-06-2022, 12:44 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Granted, some so-called "green energy sources"...

Granted, some so-called "green energy sources" are either not a net benefit or not as green as the manufacturers would like us to believe BUT not all renewables fall into that category and many that...
Forum: General 10-06-2022, 06:15 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
I think TorC has brought up an important point,...

I think TorC has brought up an important point, both in his/her last post and also tagline from Albert Schweitzer. We know that what we call lower animals don't think about long term consequences as...
Forum: General 10-01-2022, 05:18 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
While one must be aware that "weather", a...

While one must be aware that "weather", a localized event, is quite different from "climate", a generalized, large scale average, it just may be worthy of note that some of the most successful,...
Forum: General 09-29-2022, 06:12 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
The advent of the internet providing almost...

The advent of the internet providing almost everyone with The Libraries of Earth just a click away has vastly improved the average quality of "armchair devotees", at least in cerebral issues. It...
Forum: General 09-28-2022, 02:55 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Noting that some specific areas are experiencing...

Noting that some specific areas are experiencing benefits from Climate Change seems much like a passenger relegated to a cabin near the engine room of the Titanic noting that the in-rushing arctic...
Forum: General 09-26-2022, 02:29 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
Regarding experts, experts are only as reliable...

Regarding experts, experts are only as reliable as their motivations but ones that are not paid shills protecting some entrenched major investment are necessary or we wouldn't have had any warning...
Forum: General 09-23-2022, 05:41 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
While technically it is true that expert...

While technically it is true that expert conclusions about CO2 effect on climate is not 100% "really knows" the odds are provably very high due to long term study in botany, animal migration records,...
Forum: General 09-18-2022, 12:07 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
I agree that we should be looking for answers and...

I agree that we should be looking for answers and while it possibly may not hurt to look at 2000-4000 year old superstitious compilitions, it also rather undeniably could. It lends an unneeded air of...
Forum: General 09-17-2022, 05:28 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,991
Posted By enorbet
In case I wasn't understood or thought to be...

In case I wasn't understood or thought to be over-reacting with "bombs from the sky" alternative, my point was that if we don't at the very least start making serious progress toward curbing climate...
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